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Kew Gardens

Poster
1936 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London Passenger Transport Board (issued by)
Bawden, Edward (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

'Kew Gardens'; Poster issued by the London Passenger Transport Board; Colour lithograph; Signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Entertainment & Leisure
Transport
Gardens & Gardening
Posters
Tourism & Travel
Object type
Poster
TitleKew Gardens
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Lithographic Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Kew Gardens'; Poster; Colour lithograph; Signed; Designed by Edward Bawden; Issued by the London Passenger Transport Board; Great Britain; 1936.
Physical description
'Kew Gardens'; Poster issued by the London Passenger Transport Board; Colour lithograph; Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 103.1cm
  • Width: 63.8cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
Signed.
Credit line
Given by the London Passenger Transport Board
Place depicted
Kew Gardens
Associated object
CIRC.612-1965 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic references
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Other number
3/C8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1070-1936

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O735589/kew-gardens-poster-bawden-edward/
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